Mandatory curriculum topics for parent education

Minnesota Statute 518.157 requires judges to court order parents with “contested custody and parenting time issues” to a court-approved parent education class like Parents Forever™.

A related policy of the Minnesota Supreme Court requires parent education classes to meet minimum standards in order to be court-approved. The Parents Forever™ curriculum served, in part, as the foundation for the standards.

To be approved, the following 25 minimum standards must be addressed or provided in the class:

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Overview of judicial process and proceedings (dissolution and paternity cases)

Overview of legal issues (dissolution and paternity cases)

Overview of the function of the court (dissolution and paternity cases)